Events
Kym Whitley to Host Special Needs Network 17th Annual Evening Under the Stars | Sneaker Ball
Thursday, 19th of October 2023 at 6PM Pregame Reception
Location: The Beehive • 1000 E 60th St., Los Angeles, CA 90001
BENEFITING SPECIAL NEEDS NETWORK’S CENTER FOR AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AT THE JACQUELINE AVANT CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTER
Special Needs Network works at the intersection of social justice and disability rights. Our mission is to raise awareness about the unique ways that race, gender, and class impact people with disabilities, particularly African Americans, Latinx, and others in the BIPOC community. By confronting structural racism, anti-Black bias, and other forms of systemic disparities, SNN works to impact public policy while providing education and resources to individuals with special needs and their families.
SNN serves as a link between underserved communities and mainstream developmental disability organizations and governmental institutions, which often fail to address issues specific to these communities. SNN envisions a world where all marginalized people have opportunities to live full lives that honor their individual cultures, traditions, norms, and abilities.
Founded in 2005, Special Needs Network, Inc. SNN grew out of the struggles of Areva D. Martin, Esq. after her son Marty was diagnosed with autism at the age of two.
Special Needs Network, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Federal Tax ID #05-0617904. Visit www.snnla.org for more info.